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Omar Dorsey
Dorsey at the 2017 Miami International Film Festival showing of Cargo
Born (1975-12-22) December 22, 1975 (age 48)
Decatur, Georgia, U.S
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Children2

Omar J. Dorsey (born December 22, 1975) is an American actor. He has appeared in films The Blind Side (2009), Django Unchained (2012), and Selma (2014) playing James Orange. In 2016, Dorsey began starring as Hollywood Desonier in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar.

Career

Dorsey played small parts in a number of films early in his career, including Juwanna Mann, Starsky & Hutch, and The Blind Side.[1] In 2012, he co-starred in Django Unchained.[2] On television, he guest-starred on ER, The Shield, The Mentalist, Castle, Rizzoli & Isles, and NCIS. He had recurring roles in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan as Cookie Brown, the Fox comedy-drama Rake, and the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down.[3][4]

In 2014, Dorsey played Civil Rights Movement activist James Orange in the historical drama film Selma directed by Ava DuVernay.[5] In 2016, DuVernay cast Dorsey in her drama series Queen Sugar for Oprah Winfrey Network.[6][7]

Personal life

Dorsey was born in Decatur, Georgia. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife[8] and two daughters.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Road Trip Lawrence
2001 Boycott MLK Guard Television film
Losing Grace Opposing Player
2002 Juwanna Mann Rickey
Drumline James
2004 Starsky & Hutch Lamell
2005 The Reading Room Ned Television film
2006 School for Scoundrels Lawrence
Our House Milkbone Television film
2008 Ninja Cheerleaders Manny
2009 Race to Witch Mountain The Vegas Police Officer Hough
The Blind Side 'Big Tony' Hamilton
2010 The Wronged Man Leroy Matthews Television film
Louis Walter
2011 Setup G Money
2012 Django Unchained Chicken Charlie
2014 Heaven's Hard Pitches Michael Oso Short film
Ray Donovan Cookie Brown
Eastbound & Down Dontel Benjamin
Selma James Orange
2015 Hollywood Adventures Airport Staff
Viper Andre Short film
Bolden! Walter
Bad Things Pugie Hudson Short film
2016 9 Rides Uber Pool Man
Dog Eat Dog Moon Man
Cargo Eddie
Aquarius Ralph Church Season 2 recurring role
2016–present Queen Sugar Hollywood Desonier
2017 Blue Bloods Ernie "Goodnight" Mason Episode: "Not Fade Away"
Hell's Kitchen Himself Episode: "Aerial Maneuvers"
Thank You for Your Service Dante
2018 Halloween[10] Sheriff Barker
2019 When They See Us Elombre Brath Miniseries
Harriet Bigger Long
2021 Halloween Kills Sheriff Barker Completed

References

  1. ^ Loewenstein, Melinda (19 November 2013). "Omar Dorsey's 7 Tips for Standing Out as an Actor". Backstage. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ Gunter, Brianna (14 January 2014). "Omar Dorsey on new show 'Rake' and why 'Django Unchained' made him a better actor [Exclusive]". TheCelebrityCafe.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Omar J. Dorsey Joins Showtime's 'Ray Donovan'; Carole Weyers In WGN's 'Manhattan'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (8 July 2013). "'Eastbound & Down' Enlists 'Django Unchained' Actor for Final Season (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ Kelley, Katie Martin (20 May 2014). "PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND PATHÉ ANNOUNCE THE START OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON "SELMA"". Paramount Pictures. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (27 January 2016). "'Queen Sugar': OWN Drama Series Casts Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe & Omar J. Dorsey In Lead Roles". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  7. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (27 January 2016). "Omar J. Dorsey, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe Join 'Queen Sugar' to be Helmed by All-Women Directing Team". Shadow and Act. Indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  8. ^ Actors Anonymous Podcast Interview
  9. ^ "Omar J. Dorsey Interview". debbiethreet. 26 November 2012.
  10. ^ https://www.halloweenmovie.com/synopsis/
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